Hewentoutwithhisheadupandhishatcockedjoyously，sniffingtheairofPiccadillylikeayounghoundloosedintocovert。Jollygoodbiz！Afterthatmouldyoldslowholedownthere！
Hefoundhis’tutor，’notindeedattheOxfordandCambridge，butattheGoat’sClub。This’tutor’wasayearolderthanhimself，agood-lookingyouth，withfinebrowneyes，andsmoothdarkhair，asmallmouth，anovalface，languid，immaculate，cooltoadegree，oneofthoseyoungmenwhowithouteffortestablishmoralascendancyovertheircompanions。HehadmissedbeingexpelledfromschoolayearbeforeVal，hadspentthatyearatOxford，andValcouldalmostseeahaloroundhishead。HisnamewasCrum，andnoonecouldgetthroughmoneyquicker。Itseemedtobehisonlyaiminlife——dazzlingtoyoungVal，inwhom，however，theForsytewouldstandapart，nowandthen，wonderingwherethevalueforthatmoneywas。
Theydinedquietly，instyleandtaste；lefttheClubsmokingcigars，withjusttwobottlesinsidethem，anddroppedintostallsattheLiberty。ForValthesoundofcomicsongs，thesightoflovelylegswerefoggedandinterruptedbyhauntingfearsthathewouldneverequalCrum’squietdandyism。Hisidealismwasroused；
andwhenthatisso，oneisneverquiteatease。Surelyhehadtoowideamouth，notthebestcutofwaistcoat，nobraidonhistrousers，andhislavendergloveshadnothinblackstitchingsdowntheback。Besides，helaughedtoomuch——Crumneverlaughed，heonlysmiled，withhisregulardarkbrowsraisedalittlesothattheyformedagableoverhisjustdroopedlids。No！hewouldneverbeCrum’sequal。Allthesameitwasajollygoodshow，andCynthiaDarksimplyripping。BetweentheactsCrumregaledhimwithparticularsofCynthia’sprivatelife，andtheawfulknowledgebecameVal’sthat，ifheliked，Crumcouldgobehind。Hesimplylongedtosay：”Isay，takeme！”butdarednot，becauseofhisdeficiencies；andthismadethelastactortwoalmostmiserable。
OncomingoutCrumsaid：”It’shalfanhourbeforetheyclose；